O'Donovan, Cian;
(2022)
Collective capabilities for resisting far-right extremism online and in the real world.
Journal of Peer Production
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Abstract
This article examines the capacity of groups in civil society to observe and mitigate far-right extremism. A critical feature of far-right activity today is the adoption of digital technologies such as social media platforms, email, and distributed chat servers. But transitions in underlying sociomaterial systems also contribute to capabilities for civil society to fight back. Using a framework that integrates sociomaterial perspectives of digital transformation with the Capability Approach, the article identifies a set of capabilities for collective action valued at the Far-Right Observatory in Ireland. The FRO is intellectually and empirically interesting because it aims to combine a commitment to building capabilities amongst communities most impacted by extremism; the cultivation of in-house expertise; and collective capabilities developed by new forms of digital advocacy organisations. In conclusion, the article speculates on the possibilities for digital advocacy organisations more broadly to cultivate capabilities that challenge narrow technologically-directed transition and instead contribute to more plural radical transformation.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Collective capabilities for resisting far-right extremism online and in the real world |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://peerproduction.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2022 by the authors, available under a cc-by license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
| Keywords: | collective action, digital advocacy organisations, far-right extremism, human capabilities, research infrastructure |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Science and Technology Studies UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10143463 |
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